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禪林寶訓 4.51

禪林寶訓 4.51

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4.51

或菴遷焦山之三載。寔淳熙六年八月四日也。先示微恙。即手書并硯一隻。別郡守侍郎曾公逮。至中夜化去。公以偈悼之曰。翩翩隻履逐西風。一物渾無布袋中。留下陶泓將底用。老夫無筆判虛空(行狀)。

In the third year after Hu'an moved to Jiao Shan—which was the fourth day of the eighth month of the sixth year of the Chunxi reign era—he first manifested a slight illness, then penned a personal letter and [sent it] along with an inkstone to bid farewell to the prefect and vice-minister Master Zeng Dai. At midnight he passed away. The master lamented him with a verse that said: / 'Lightly fluttering, a single shoe chases the western wind; / Not a single thing is inside the cloth bag. / What use will there be in leaving behind Tao Hong? / This old fellow has no brush with which to judge empty space.' (Account of Conduct).

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